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Daryl Vaz, Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transportation.
December 9, 2025

Use of toll roads remains free of cost - Vaz

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the use of all toll roads remains free of cost to the public following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Vaz addressed the matter in a post on X, formerly Twitter,…
Veteran broadcaster Barrington 'Barry G' Gordon.
December 9, 2025

Grange remembers Barry G, 'The Boogie Man'

The Minister of Culture and Entertainment Olivia Grange, says broadcaster Barrington 'Barry G' Gordon, who died yesterday has left a lasting impact on radio broadcasting in Jamaica. Gordon…
Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund, Dr Nigel Clarke.
December 9, 2025

IMF ready to help Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa if needed

Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Jamaica's former Minister of Finance, Dr Nigel Clarke, says while Jamaica is well prepared, the Fund stands ready to support…
A section of a Hurricane Melissa-battered roadway in St Elizabeth.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

‘Everything gone’

WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran fisherman Howard Moxam stood solemnly on the battered shoreline of Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, his weathered gaze fixed on the restless sea that had stripped him of nearly…
Edwin Powell (left) and Anthony Powell repair the roof of a neighbour in Bull Savanna, St Elizabeth after Hurricane Beryl in 2024.
December 9, 2025

Hello, mi neighbour! | Activate the good Jamaican spirit of neighbourliness!

Hello, mi neighbour! Hope you fared well during the passage of Melissa. Without a pause, it’s time to let our kindness shine again! Can always count on us, as a people, to shower kindness on our…
December 9, 2025

Sean Major-Campbell | A time to mourn

I RECENTLY shared across social media that, “I have been carrying the shame of sounding as if I am fearmongering. However, when you have lived through a Category 5 Hurricane Ivan, in the Cayman…
Residents of Cornwall Street in Falmouth, Trelawny, look at the damage done to their homes and possessions after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which swept through the island on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY

There was a pall of gloom hanging over Black River, St Elizabeth, yesterday, as four bodies, three men and a woman, were discovered after being washed up by floodwaters generated by the fury of…
Ruth Lyn Deer is moved to tears as she recounts her experience during Hurricane Melissa, which led to a section of her roof being ripped off her home in Lacovia.
December 9, 2025 by Ashanti Lawson

‘I cried the whole night’

Reaching Cobie Ridge – a quiet settlement about seven miles southeast of Black River and roughly five miles from Santa Cruz– on Wednesday was no easy feat. Fallen trees, light poles, and broken…
Onlookers view houses and motor vehicles that were left submerged on Gibson Close in Mandeville, Manchester, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Firefighters save Mandeville residents from flooded homes

Residents of Gibson Close, off Ward Avenue, in Mandeville had faced flooding before, but never one severe enough to submerge their homes. On Tuesday, as Hurricane Melissa battered the area,…